Physicians at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush evaluated Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah and determined he requires shoulder surgery, according to an ESPN report.
Here are five things to know:
1. Mr. Noah dislocated his left shoulder during the Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks game on Jan. 15.
2. He is expected to be out four to six months.
3. He will undergo a procedure to stabilize his shoulder at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.
4. MOR's Brian J. Cole, MD, is head team physician for the Chicago Bulls.
5. The Bulls' physician team also includes MOR physicians Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, Mark Cohen, MD, Anthony Romeo, MD, Nik Verma, MD, and John Fernandez, MD, among others.